All Posts by Harish Jonnalagadda

One smartwatch goes away, another one makes its debut.
The Huawei Watch is no longer listed on the Google Store. Its page is still accessible via a direct link, but the watch itself shows as "unavailable." There's no telling if it'll be back in stock, but for now, you'll have to head to Best Buy if you're interested in getting your hands on the watch.

Swift 2 Plus will be on sale for £149 for the duration of the holiday season.
Wileyfox's Swift 2 Plus is once again discounted to £149 on Amazon UK, making it an enticing option if you're in the market for a budget phone that offers great value for money. The £70 discount is valid until the end of the year, and Wileyfox is bundling a free one-time screen replacement service and a hard case for...

Latest MIUI 8 build brings Marshmallow.
Xiaomi sold over 2.5 million units of the Redmi Note 3 in India, and the manufacturer is finally starting to roll out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to the phone, albeit in beta form. The phone was updated to MIUI 8 — the latest iteration of Xiaomi's custom ROM — earlier this year, but the base kernel was still Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

It's time to revisit Bullworth Academy.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the game, Rockstar is releasing Bully on Android and iOS. Bully: Anniversary Edition costs $6.99, and includes the full-fledged story from the original game along with extra missions, classroom mini-games, and unlockable items. The title is optimized for high-res screens (it looks great on the Pixel), and also has a...

Get ready to see more content in regional languages on YouTube.
In a bid to localise further, YouTube will start showing more local content to users in India. The service will automatically determine your preferred language based on your watch history, user interface language, and location. Once it does so, it will start highlighting recommendations in that language on your home page as well...

Next-gen Bluetooth will be rolling out in the coming months.
Bluetooth 5 was announced in June, and today the Bluetooth Special Interest Group revealed that the spec is now finalized, making it ready for adoption. The new standard offers double the bandwidth, four times the range, and eight times the broadcast message capacity of Bluetooth 4.2.

Get ready for a bezel-less panel on the Galaxy S8.
Following on from rumors that Samsung is ditching the home button on the Galaxy S8 (as well as the 3.5mm jack), Bloomberg is now reporting that the phone will feature an "all-screen front" with a bezel-less display:
The bezel-less displays will provide more viewing real estate while a virtual home button will be buried in the glass in...

You'll be able to buy one starting December 15.
Samsung is continuing to roll out the Blue Coral Galaxy S7 edge in global markets. The color variant is now available in India for ₹50,900, with sales kicking off December 15. The phone will be up for sale online, as well as offline stores.

The Moto M is a premium Moto G4 Plus with a metal back.
Lenovo has sent out invites to the media for the launch of the Moto M in the country on December 13. The phone is essentially a premium variant of the Moto G4 Plus with a metal body.

Samsung's answer to the Jet Black iPhone 7 is here.
Update: Samsung has officially announced the Pearl Black variant of the Galaxy S7 edge. The phone will be available with 128GB storage, and will debut in "select markets" on December 9.
Samsung is looking to introduce new color options to boost sales of the Galaxy S7 edge for the holiday season. We've already seen the Blue Coral variant break...

Fitbit picks up Pebble's software assets and IP.
Following reports from earlier today, Fitbit has officially announced that it is acquiring "specific assets" of Pebble that includes "key personnel and intellectual property related to software and firmware development." No monetary terms were disclosed, but Bloomberg's report suggested the deal was valued under $40 million.
Fitbit co-founder...

Now available for MasterCard and Visa users.
Android Pay is now live in Ireland for AIB and KBC customers, with support for more banks set to be added in the coming months. With Android Pay, customers in the country will be able to pay with their phones at thousands of retail stores, including Eason, McDonald's, Tesco, SPAR, Londis, Boots, KFC,and more.

New models in the Galaxy A series inbound.
It's getting to be that time of the year where we'll see new models in the mid-range Galaxy A series. Like this year, Samsung is expected to introduce 2017 editions of the Galaxy A3, A5, and A7. Before the official unveil, we're being treated to leaked renders of the Galaxy A3 2017, giving us an early look at the design of the device.

You can now take entire web pages offline.
Google has announced that it is rolling out an update to Chrome for Android (55.0.2883.84) that gives you the ability to download videos, music, and entire web pages for offline viewing. You'll also be able to view and share your downloads without leaving Chrome.

Duo now works better on slow connections.
Google's video-calling app Duo has been updated to version 5.0, bringing seamless camera rotation and "major video quality improvements." Duo technical lead Justin Uberti tweeted that the app will now work better over slower connections, a common problem in emerging markets.

Third Nougat beta release brings new features, slew of bug fixes.
If you're enrolled in the Galaxy Beta Program for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, it's time to check your phone for an update. Samsung is rolling out the third Nougat beta version, adding Samsung Pass, the Samsung Note app, an auto brightness button in the Quick Panel, and moving the "Close All" button to the bottom of the...

Complete the OnePlus Trail for a chance to win the OnePlus 3T.
Ahead of the first sale of the OnePlus 3T in India, Amazon is running a contest through which the retailer is giving away six units of the device along with 20 OnePlus Bullets V2 earbuds. All you have to do is install the Amazon India app, sign in to your account, and start solving clues in the OnePlus Trail. You have two options...

Google Now gets broken up into two feeds.
An update rolling out to the Google app breaks up the feed into two separate sections — one dedicated to news updates, and an "upcoming" section that details your personal info, including daily schedule, flight info, appointments, and more.
The app still pulls in data from Gmail, Calendar, and other sources, but all that information now lives in the...

Fitbit could scoop up Pebble for under $40 million.
Fitbit is reportedly getting ready to acquire Pebble's software assets. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg notes that the deal is valued at under $40 million, and will include hiring Pebble's software engineers as well as the company's IP — its watch operating system, watch apps, and cloud services:

Easily enable battery percentage on the Pixel with System UI Tuner.
Enabling battery percentage is standard fare if you're using a handset made by Samsung, LG, or HTC. All you need to do is head into your phone's settings and toggle an option to display the percentage in the battery icon. Getting it to show up on the Pixel isn't as straightforward, but it is relatively easy.
How to enable...